Courts & Sentencing news in Sarawak River Near The Kuching Waterfront

1. Two Serian men fined RM7,500 for rioting and smashing rear windscreen of elderly man accused of stealing oil palm fruit

   2 days ago Borneo Post Serian Magistrates' Court, Serian, Sarawak 49.9 km

   Two men in Serian, Sarawak, were each fined RM7,500 after pleading guilty to smashing the rear windscreen of a 72-year-old man's car and taking part in a riot over an accusation of stolen oil palm fresh fruit bunches. The offences happened near the junction of Kampung Resak, Serian on Aug 28, and 12 others were each fined RM3,500 for the same riot.

2. Repeat drug offender gets five years' jail, two strokes of the cane in Kuching

   4 days ago Sarawak Tribune Kuching, Sarawak

   A 43-year-old man was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court in Kuching after pleading guilty to repeat drug offences. Mohamad Sahmin Sulong tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine in May. He was also ordered to undergo two years of police supervision after his sentence.